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Tenth Circuit· 12/2/1987

Smith v. United States

Citations

  • 834 F.2d 166
  • 9 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 919
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 15668

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  • suggesting that the client and lawyer should not be treated as the same for purposes of sanctioning noncompliance
  • listing the considerations for reopening discovery and holding that trial court’s resolution of a request to reopen is discretionary
  • stating six factors a court should consider when deciding whether to reopen discovery
  • “Whether to extend or reopen discovery is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court and its decision will not be overturned on appeal absent abuse of that discretion.”

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